Ezekiel Ansah, from Brigham Young, holds up a team jersey after being selected fifth overall by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Now that the results of the Detroit Lions' NFL draft have settled in, let's breathe deep and take another look.

One is that he's going to be fine from Day One and will improve as the season progresses. He'll get solid coaching from defensive line coach Kris Kocurek and Jim Washburn, a veteran defensive line coach who has been brought in as a consultant. That coaching will be key to his maturation as an NFL defensive end.

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The other camp is the "same old Lions" camp who probably wouldn't have been too happy with any pick. They have bust already written on Ansah's forehead because he's played football for just three seasons and didn't see his first game until five years ago.

Here's what I think. He's not a project because projects are not brought in to start from the get-go. His college coach Bronco Mendenhall said Ansah is a quick learner, a good student who is able to absorb much information. That's why he played at several spots along the defensive line at BYU. The Lions got to know him during practice the week before the Senior Bowl, a game he dominated. Their look at him during the Senior Bowl was a big part of the decision to draft him -- not just the game but watching him at practice, seeing how quickly he could pick up a new scheme, interaction with teammates and coaches --- it's all part of the package. At the beginning for the Lions, he'll concentrate on learning one role. It seems like a can't miss situation. Ansah will be playing alongside Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley which is not a bad thing. The Lions' biggest need before the draft started was defensive end. Now it's not.

-- Coach Jim Schwartz revealed during the draft that Riley Reiff will get the start at left tackle. After all, that is why the Lions drafted him in the first round a year ago. They knew Jeff Backus didn't have much time left and they wanted to be prepared.

It escapes me why so many people see Reiff as a bust and aren't too happy that he's penciled in at left tackle. How could he possibly be a bust when he started just one game at left tackle? He did see most of his action at tight end last season, so at least he got a feel for the NFL game. (During a chat on Thursday I was asked if the Lions would think of moving up in the 2014 draft to get a left tackle. Unbelievable.)

Reiff has tremendous upside. He resembled Backus in so many ways off the field, it seems like some of that will carry onto the field. Plus last season every day at practice he could learn from Backus who was a willing teacher. The reason for the angst over Reiff totally escapes me. Corey Hilliard and Jason Fox will compete for the right tackle position. Don't dismiss these two guys. They have played well when they've gotten the call.

-- You can't truly judge an NFL draft for at least three years, maybe five. The Lions got four probable starters out of nine picks -- Ansah, cornerback Darius Slay, right guard Larry Warford and punter Sam Martin. If all four start, that would make this a successful draft at least initially. Most of the national experts gave them a "B" grade. Seems fair, so far.